Street-car fender.



Pafiented-Iuly 27, 1909.

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H. D. GARDY.

STREET GAR FENDER.

APPLICATION FILED PEB.11,1909.

929,205 Patented July 27, 909.

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1 UNITED, STATE S' 1?ATENT OFFICE.

HENRY D. GARDY', OF- PHlLiLDELFHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT A ND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, OF THREE-FOURTHS TO TAYLOR C. BURKE, OF CHESTER, PENNSYL- VANIA. Y

STREET-CAR FENDER.

Patented July 27, 1909.

Application filed February 1-1, 1909. Serial No. 477,403.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, HENRY D. GARDY, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in thecounty of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvanla, have invented certain new Street-Car Fenders, is a specification.

This invention relates to the pivoted fenders or guards located at the end or ends of of which the following p a car and adapted to be automatically lowered f lower position in the event of in case of accident and has particular relation to that class of fenders that may be moved to follow the curves of the track.

The principal object of the, resent invention 'is to rovide'a fender t at will automatically ollow the curvatures of a track over which a car is running, thereby avoiding striking who approach too near the curve.

A further object of. the present invention is to automatically cause the head-light of a car to follow andthrow the rays of its light parallel with outside of a the track in contradistinction from right angles thereto.

A still further object of the present invention is to provide a fender automatically adjustable from an elevated its forward end striking an obstruction.

A still further object of the present invention is to provide means operated by the motorman whereby the fender may be automatica lly reset.

Other objects of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Theinvention consists 9f the improvements hereinafter described .and .finally I claimed.

'1. Fig. 3,

The nature,

taken in connection with drawings forming .wl11ch:

Figure 1, is a view in front end of a car equipped with a fender embodying the invention. Fig. 2, is a view in section taken upon the line 22, of Fig. is a view in section taken upon the line 3-3, of Fig. 2. Figs. 4, and 5, are locking devices hereinafter the accompanying part hereof and in side elevation of the detail views of and useful Improvements inpassing vehicles or pedestrians the curvatures of a track osition to a characteristic features and -sco e of the invention will be more fullyun ei'stood from the following description,

referred to. Fig. 6, is a view in section of the cushioned parts of the fender, and Fig. 7, is a view in side elevation of one of the arms-used for supporting the fender.

In the drawings the car body is designated 1, which includes the platform 2, bumper 3, and dasher 4.- The car truck is designated 5, and usually has swivel connection with the car body. All of these parts are of ordil'laryan'd well understood construction. Pivotally supported upon the upper face of the bumper 3, is a swinging frame (3, de pending from which, at each end thereof,

provided with sleeve-like portions, 8, for

reccivin g the screw-threaded extensions 9-, of'

the supports 7, and the said supports are securely fastened to said frame (5, by nuts 10. The frame 6, pi votally secured to of an inverted 11, having a shoulder 11, and'secured by means of'the nut 11. Ball bearings 12, may be interposed between the frame (3', and bumper 3, if desired. Connecting the arms C-(], of the inverted T-shaped member 11, with'the outer ends AA of the truck 5 are members shown as being rods 13, provided with turn buckles 13*. 15y this arral'lgelnent the frame (3, and supports 7, carrying the fender parts hereinafter to be described will automatically follow the movement of the truck 5', when rounding acurve entirely independent of the position 'of the car body. Having pivotal relation as at 15, with the supports f7, area pair of sleeves 14 Passing therethrougl'l are the side members 20, of

and its supports 7, are the bumper 3, by means generally T-shaped member a generally U-shaped forwardly projecting cushioned frame constituting a trip,- B, which upon the part 20*, coming into contact with an obstrliction is driven inwardly in order to permit the guard or fender proper to be released and dropped.

the drawings the sleeves 14, are provided at i As mwn in their forward ends with. eyes 16, connecting which and the, dasher 4, are supporting chains 17, provided with springs 18. The parts 20 that pass through the sleeves 14, have cushioned relation therewith as at 19, and have secured to, their screw-threaded ends 21, and extended acrossthe rear of the fender a bar 22, having arranged centrally thereon a depression 23, for a purpose to be presently described. The above described parts constitute a generally rectangular" 'frame.

Pivotally carried by the supports 7 and arranged within the generally rectangular frame is the guard or fender proper C, which is adapted to be automatically tripped by the above described trip B. This guard or fender proper as shown in the drawings consists of a beam-24, having pivotal relation with the supports 7, as at 25, and provided with pivotally arranged detents 26, as

clearly illustrated in F igs.'4, and 5, the purose of which will be presently described.

upon the platform 2, of the car 1. Suitably carried by the frame 6, is a headlight 34:, .which as will be readily understood will its forward end to drop upon the pedestrian wi 1 respond to the movement of the frame (5, when turned by the truck 5, and throw the rays of its light parallel with the track in contradistinction from right angles thereto.

A brief description will now be given of the operation of the fender. The normal position of the guard C, is that disclosed in Figs, 1, 2, and 3, that is with the trip B,

close to the track 35, and with the detents 26, beneath the rod 22, supporting in horizontal osition the said guard. pedestrian be in the'way' of the car the part 20, when it'comes in contact with the said pedestrian will move the arts 20 backward through the sleeve 14;, pus away the rod 22 from the detents 26, permitithe guard C, to move around its pivotal point 25, and cause to the track, wherebegathered in upon the strips 28', the strips 31, preventing the travel along the ossibility of his sliding beneath the car. 11 this connection it may be remarked that the elliptical springs 30, not only serve to form a resilient or cushion like edge but "round and act as rollers for the guard or fender proper. It may be. here remarked that when the forward end of the guard C, dropsto the track, the impact thereof has the tendency to throw the detents 26, backward to the position shown in'Fig.

5. To reset the guard C, the motor-man may depress the foot lever 33, thus causing the member 32, to move the said guard around its pivotal point 25, thereby causing the forward end of thesame to be moved upward and the rear end carrying the detents 26, downward. As the detents 26,

the plane of the pivot point 25, will tate and assume a position in the same plane Should a move downward or in other words from the position shown in Fig. 5, they will ride over the bar 22, and upon reaching a point belowas the guard or fender pro er and form a rigid continuation thereof ee F ig..4) and abut against the underside of the bar 22. The bar 22, serves to hold the fender proper in a substantially horizontal position. It may be here remarked that the detents 26,

are capable of swinging upwardly as shown.

in Fig. 5, but cannot swing downwardly farther than in the position shown in Fig.

4, due to the fact that upon reaching a substantially horizontal position, the rear end of the detents 26, abut against the lugs of the beam 24., (see Figs. 2 and 4). p In this connection it may be remarked that the part 23, of the rod 22, is bent downwardly so as to afiord convenient space for moving the member 32, far enough in the direction of the track35, to permit the detents 26, to

pass beneath the bar 22.

\Vhat I claim is':

1. In combination a car track, a car body, a fender having swivel connection with a fixed portion of said car body and means operatlvely connecting the truck andfender whereby the fender will be radially moved around its swivel point to conform to ourvatures of the track over which the car is traveling.

2. In combination a car truck, a car body, a fender having pivotal relation with a fixed portion of said car body, a head light mounted upon the fender partsand means operative-l connecting the truck and fender whereby the fender, including the headlight, will. be radially moved from its pivoted, point to conform to curvatures of the track over which the car is traveling.

3. In a car fender the combination of a supporting frame carried by the car, a guard pivoted at its inner end to the frame and provided adjacent its pivotal point with movable detents, a pair of forwardly extending sleeves pivotally carried by the frame, a general rectangular trip extending forwardly and rearwardly of the guard the side portions of which penetrate and have cushioned relation with said sleeves and the rear ortion of which is ada ted to en said detents until the forwar portion trip strikes an obstruction thereby releasing said guard and its complemental detents and meansfor resetting the guard.

4. In combinationa car truck, a car body, a fender having swivel connection with a fixed portion of said car body, means operatively connecting the truck and fender whereby the fender will be radially-moved around its swivel point and conform to our.- vatures of the track over whiclrthe ear is traveling and trip mechanism'for causing the fender to drop to the track when said structionfto release and drop the guard and trip strikes an obstruction. means for resetting the guard. 10 5. In a carfender the Combination of a In testimony whereof I have signed my supporting frame carried by the car a eushname.

ioned trip carried by the frame, a guard hav- HENRY D. GARDY.

-ing hinged detents pivotally connected to \Vitnesses:

sald'frame said detentslieing adapted to en- S. F. KOCH, ga'ge the trip until the said trip hits an ob- WILLIAM J. JACKSON. 

